A medical assistant told a jury Tuesday that she snipped the spines of at least 10 babies during unorthodox abortions at a West Philadelphia clinic. And she said Dr. Kermit Gosnell and another employee did the same to terminate pregnancies.

Adrienne Moton’s testimony came in the capital murder trial of Gosnell, the clinic owner, who is on trial in the deaths of a patient and seven babies. Prosecutors accuse him of killing late-term, viable babies after they were delivered alive, in violation of state abortion laws.

The rest of the article is horrifying and beyond heartbreaking as well.

@brithumeAnyone who looks at the facts of this case and justifies it in any way should see a medical professional for psychiatric help.

Innocent lives snuffed out inside what should have been a haven. Breathing their first and only breath all without the loving and warm touch of a human hand; they died alone, abandoned and tossed aside like trash. Those babies will never grow up to see the beauty that surrounds us. They will never be able to chortle and splash in puddles nor will they look around in wonder and delight.

Snuffed out and silenced forever.

@brithume As I recall, Illinois State Senator Obama opposed legslation outlawing killing infants born alive in a botched abortion.